. The last cruise of the Miranda [microform] : a record of Arctic adventure. Miranda (Ship); Miranda (Navire); Natural history; Inuit; Sciences naturelles; Inuit. A (iiniKXLAXI) (EMKTKKY 183 of Melville Biiv are Lutherans, havinj!: been Christianized many decades .ago by Danisli missionaries. I found tliat they were 2>oor in all things except good nature, and were espe- cially poor as to a suitable ground wliereupon to deposit tlieir dead, tliere being no soil or vegetation in all that section. Our two Aveeks' stay gave us ample opportunity to visit tlie natives in their homes, which are si
. The last cruise of the Miranda [microform] : a record of Arctic adventure. Miranda (Ship); Miranda (Navire); Natural history; Inuit; Sciences naturelles; Inuit. A (iiniKXLAXI) (EMKTKKY 183 of Melville Biiv are Lutherans, havinj!: been Christianized many decades .ago by Danisli missionaries. I found tliat they were 2>oor in all things except good nature, and were espe- cially poor as to a suitable ground wliereupon to deposit tlieir dead, tliere being no soil or vegetation in all that section. Our two Aveeks' stay gave us ample opportunity to visit tlie natives in their homes, which are simply sfpudid huts, but no chance to see a funeral. However, I visited the cemetery, and found that as there are no trees there can be no wood, and consequently, no coffins. Tiie only wood is either brought from Copenhagen or caught from the drift. The iv I. No. 4.âWOODEN ENCLOSURES. dead, wrapped in sealskin, are simply laid on the surface of the rocks. (Hair seal is the mainstay of the natives : skin for clothes, llesh for food, fat for light and heat.) The body u then covered to the depth of perhaps ten inches with moss ill â fcM. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Walsh, Henry Collins, 1863-1927. New York; London : Transatlantic Pub. Co.
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